AGO Celebrates 2023 Graduates

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It's time to celebrate 2023 graduates!

Welcome to the Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter's virtual yearbook honoring the Graduating Class of 2023.

AGO is proud of the hard work each graduate has put in this year to make it to the finish line, and we want to ensure they are recognized for their accomplishments.

Congratulations to all the Honey Do's, Don'ts, nieces, nephews, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, and of course, our chapter members who graduated this Spring.

Sincerely Yours,

Cheryl Lynn Mason

Cheryl Lynn Mason | Alpha Gamma Omega Chapter President

Grandsonof AGOPresident,CherylLynnMason

Honors

Principal's List Future plans

1st grade

Ryland Glover

Sonof

AGOCorrespondingSecretary, CarmeciaCarson-Glover

Frederick Price III

Christian School

5thgrade graduate

Honors

A/B Honor Roll, President's List, Dean's List.

Future plans

6th grade

Nia Bridges

Daughterof

MemberMakebraBridges

Wilders Preparatory Academy Charter School

Honors

Honor Roll

Future plans

8thgrade graduate

King Drew Medical Magnet High School

Che Thomas Coleman

Westside Neighborhood School

8th grade graduate

Honors

Honors Student, Dean's List School Involvement

Student Council representative

14U majors Baseball

Varsity basketball

Extracurricular Activities

Community Volunteer Future plans

9th Grade

Palms

Middle School

8th grade graduate

Honors

Honor Roll | 3.8 GPA

Extracurricular Activities

Computer classes at SOLA Tech & Entrepreneurship Center. Gaming. L.A. Works Volunteer.

Future plans

Young Center Integrated Design, Technology & Entrepreneurship Magnet.

Joshua Littlejohn

Sonof

MemberKimLittlejohn

King/DrewMagnetHigh SchoolofMedicineand Science

Honors

Honor Roll student-3.9 G.P.A

School Involvement

College Peer Counselor, Associated Student Body (ASB) Leadership, Black Student Union, manager for the King/Drew football team.

Extracurricular Activities

Girl Scouts of America Ambassador, Troop

15545, Bridge Builders Foundation tutoring elementary school students, Jack & Jill of America, Los Angeles chapter.

Future Plans

Spelman College | Biology major

Daughter of AGO First-Vice President Lynette Brooks

John Kirby Honore, II

Honors

Honor Roll student | Top 10% of his class.

3.93 GPA

School

Involvement

STEM competition with the UCLA MESA (Mathematics, Engineering, and Science) Center.

Extracurricular Activities

Piano player since age 4. Intramural basketball. Video editing.

Future Plans

West LA College in the fall where he will focus on a career in video and audio post production editing under the Promise Act Program.

AlexanderHamilton HighSchool LosAngeles

Son of AGO Hostess Melissia Buckhalter-Honore

Honors

Career Technical Education Certificate recipient.

Honorary recognition | National Debate & Speech Team.

First finalist at State Level for District Presentations | Family, Career & Community Leaders of America.

School Involvement

Senior Class President.

Member of Family, Career & Community Leaders Of America.

Member of National Debate & Speech Team

Varsity Volleyball team member

Future Plans

Boise State University in the Fall.

Savannah Jackson

Nampa High School

Granddaughter of Member Bertha Jackson

Maya Littlejohn

Honors

Academic Honor Award

3.5 GPA School Involvement

Marketing Director at school newspaper, The Echo. Library Club.

Knowledge for College. Theater Club.

Extracurricular Activities

Ladylike Foundation volunteer. L.A. Works Volunteer.

Tutors K-8 students at the Urban Scholar Academy.

Future Plans

Clark Atlanta University in the Fall.

Girls Academic Leadership Academy

Daughter of Member Kim Littlejohn

Granddaughter of Member Anita Morris

Spelman College

Degree

Major in Comparative Women's Studies (concentration in media and entertainment).

Minor in Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Honors

CumLaude,Dean'sListSpring2020&2021, HonorRollFall2020,BryantGumbelTournamentScholarshipRecipient. AhmansonFoundationScholarshipRecipient.

Campus Involvement

Women of Excellence in Leadership Spelman (WELS) Scholar. Triota Honors Society member.

National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) member. President of the Spelman College Women in Hip-Hop Collective.

Co-Director of Public Relations for the Spelman Student Government Association.

Internships/Volunteer Work

Bain & Company - Digital Marketing Internship.

WarnerMedia (TNT/tbs/truTV) - Entertainment Marketing Internship. Paramount (BET) - Audience Development & Digital Marketing Internship.

Future Plans

Marketing Intern at The Atlanta Journal Constitution - summer 2023

Kaelyn Victoria Bowers

Daughter of Member Stacey Bolden-Bowers Cousin of Member Edna Burems and Member Alice Turner

Barnard College of Columbia University

Degree

B.A. in Architecture

Minor in Environmental Science.

Honors

Honor Roll

Received the "Beyond Barnard Internship Program Grant.

Campus Involvement

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®-Lambda Chapter Science Writing Fellow.

Executive Board member of the Barnard-Columbia Architecture Society.

Sprout Up and Matriculate | Taught high school students about college prep and Environmental Science.

Internships/Volunteer Work

NYC architecture internships at sustainable design Amalgam Studios. Volunteered at Broadway Community Church's soup kitchen.

Future Plans

Kaelyn plans to serve as a fellow mentor this summer for the inaugural Barnard Design and Architecture Institute.

Niya Rae Sheppard

Daughter of Member Leslee Deanes-Bryant.

Granddaughter of Member Clarice Kavanaugh.

Lousiana State University

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Bio-Medical Engineering.

Honors

Black Scholar Program Recipient (3x).

Board of Supervisors Full Tuition Academic Scholarship Recipient. Dean’s List (6x)

Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society Member. National Society of Leadership & Success. Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. National Society of Black Engineers Ambassador. Highest honors in Bio-Medical Engineering department (THE ONLY BLACK GIRL!!)

Campus Involvement

LSU NAACP, Black Student Union, Biological Engineering Student Organization, National Society of Black Engineers, The National Society of Leadership and Success, Phi Sigma Theta National Honor Society, Black Scholar Academic Program, Student Christian Medical Association, Engineering Diversity Ambassador, Volunteer Services: Volunteers of America, You Aren’t Alone Project, Louisiana Hospice and Palliative Care, CareSouth Medical and Dental, Resource Center Volunteer, Volunteer LSU

Internships/Volunteer Work

Audible Esophageal Temperature Device August 2022 – May 2023-Worked with a small team to design and physically produce a device to audibly give temperature readings and alerts from a Biosense Webster esophageal stethoscope to a surgeon performing a cardiac ablation procedure.

Niya Rae Sheppard

Internships/Volunteer Work (contd)

• Medical and Healthcare Equipment Device August 2022-December 2022: Designed surgical scissors using CAD Modeling to better interface with tissue during surgery.

Designed a low speed dental drill device with the required gear train through Autodesk Inventor, to create a device with an optimal horsepower to weight ratio.

Introductory Design Project August 2019 – December 2022: Collaborated with a team of three to design and produce a tool to help elementary school student better understand specific standardized math concepts. Communicated with the students to get an idea of what their wants were, then processed all the information to a design using Autodesk Inventor. After attaining the 3D printed pieces of the tool, went to a local elementary school to assess the usage of the tool and receive user feedback.

Playground Slide Student Design Project January 2020 – May 2020Redesigned a playground slide for a local elementary school. With a group of five we redesigned a playground slide and implemented the new design created through Autodesk Inventor to the local elementary school.

Grandson of AGO Golden Member

Virginia Conley Hathaway

Woodbury University School of Architecture

Degree

Bachelor of Architecture

Honors

Magna Cum Laude

2020 & 2021 AIA PF Jean R. Driskel Award

Campus Involvement

Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society

Founding NOMAS Chapter President

Future Plans

Will pursue his Master of Architecture degree at Harvard University Graduate School of Design this Fall.

Danielle King

AGO Sergeant-at-Arms & Technology Co-Chairman

California State University Long Beach

Degree Master of Public Adminstration

Honors

Spring 2023 President's Honor Roll

2022 Housing and Residential Life Graduate Student of the Year.

2021 Los Angeles National Congress of Black Women Rising Star Award.

CSULB Leadership Academy Participant.

2023 Western Association of College and University Housing Leadership. Conference Presenter.

Campus Involvement

CSULB Housing and Residential Graduate Assistantship

CSULB GradMentor and Mentee

Future Plans

Program Director for a nonprofit organization.

Chyrll Crews

AGO Member Degree

Alliance Theological Seminary at Alliance University.

M.A. Biblical Literature, Old Testament

Honors

Summa Cum Laude (4.0 GPA)

Future Plans

Candler School of Theology at Emory University in the Doctor of Ministry program. Cohort: Scripture Interpretation and Proclamation